Quasi-universal

[yoo-nuh-vur-suh l] /ˌyu nəˈvɜr səl/

adjective
1.
of, relating to, or characteristic of all or the whole:
universal experience.
2.
applicable everywhere or in all cases; general:
a universal cure.
3.
affecting, concerning, or involving all:
universal military service.
4.
used or understood by all:
a universal language.
5.
present everywhere:
the universal calm of southern seas.
6.
versed in or embracing many or all skills, branches of learning, etc.:
Leonardo da Vinci was a universal genius.
7.
of or relating to the universe, all nature, or all existing things:
universal cause.
8.
characterizing all or most members of a class; generic.
9.
Logic. (of a proposition) asserted of every member of a class.
10.
Linguistics. found in all languages or belonging to the human language faculty.
11.
Machinery. noting any of various machines, tools, or devices widely adaptable in position, range of use, etc.
12.
Metalworking.

noun
13.
something that may be applied throughout the universe to many things, usually thought of as an entity that can be in many places at the same time.
14.
a trait, characteristic, or property, as distinguished from a particular individual or event, that can be possessed in common, as the care of a mother for her young.
15.
Logic. a universal proposition.
16.
Philosophy.

17.
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18.
Machinery. .
/ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl/
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or typical of the whole of mankind or of nature
2.
common to, involving, or proceeding from all in a particular group
3.
applicable to or affecting many individuals, conditions, or cases; general
4.
existing or prevailing everywhere
5.
applicable or occurring throughout or relating to the universe; cosmic: a universal constant
6.
(esp of a language) capable of being used and understood by all
7.
embracing or versed in many fields of knowledge, activity, interest, etc
8.
(machinery) designed or adapted for a range of sizes, fittings, or uses
9.
(linguistics) (of a constraint in a formal grammar) common to the grammatical description of all human languages, actual or possible
10.
(logic) (of a statement or proposition) affirming or denying something about every member of a class, as in all men are wicked Compare particular (sense 6)
noun
11.
(philosophy)

12.
(logic)

13.
a characteristic common to every member of a particular culture or to every human being
14.
short for universal joint
adj.

late 14c., from Old French universel (12c.), from Latin universalis “of or belonging to all,” from universus “all together, whole, entire” (see universe). In mechanics, a universal joint (1670s) is one which allows free movement in any direction; in theology universalism (1805) is the doctrine of universal salvation (universalist in this sense is attested from 1620s). Universal product code is recorded from 1974.